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virus Definition
(n) (
virology
)
ultramicroscopic
infectious
agent
that
replicates
itself
only
within
cells
of
living
hosts
;
many
are
pathogenic
;
a
piece
of
nucleic
acid
(
DNA
or
RNA
)
wrapped
in
a
thin
coat
of
protein
(n)
a
harmful
or
corrupting
agency
; "
bigotry
is
a
virus
that
must
not
be
allowed
to
spread
"; "
the
virus
of
jealousy
is
latent
in
everyone
"
(n)
a
software
program
capable
of
reproducing
itself
and
usually
capable
of
causing
great
harm
to
files
or
other
programs
on
the
same
computer
; "
a
true
virus
cannot
spread
to
another
computer
without
human
assistance
"
virus Synonyms
computer virus
virus
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